Bayvarol 3.6 mg Bee-Hive Strips for honey bees

Country: Ireland

Language: English

Source: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)

Active ingredient:

Flumethrin (85%)

Available from:

Elanco GmbH

ATC code:

QP53AC05

INN (International Name):

Flumethrin (85%)

Dosage:

3.6 milligram/strip

Pharmaceutical form:

Bee-hive strip

Prescription type:

LM: Licensed Merchant as defined in relevant national legislation

Therapeutic area:

flumethrin

Authorization status:

Authorised

Authorization date:

2006-09-21

Summary of Product characteristics

Health Products Regulatory Authority
01 July 2021
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SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1 NAME OF THE VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Bayvarol 3.6 mg Bee-Hive Strips for honey bees
2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
One Bee-hive strip contains:
ACTIVE SUBSTANCES
Flumethrin (85%)
4.23 mg
(Equivalent to 3.6 mg Flumethrin 100%)
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1
3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Bee-hive strips.
Milky white plastic strips.
4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1 TARGET SPECIES
Honeybees.
4.2 INDICATIONS FOR USE, SPECIFYING THE TARGET SPECIES
For the diagnosis and control of flumethrin sensitive _Varroa
destructor _in honeybees.
4.3 CONTRAINDICATIONS
None.
4.4 SPECIAL WARNINGS FOR EACH TARGET SPECIES
All colonies located on the same apiary should be treated
simultaneously.
The product should be used as part of an integrated Varroa control
programme. Such programme includes, among other
measures, rotation of products and systematic monitoring of mite
burden during the year.
As an effective method to reduce the risk of resistance selection,
rotation with products containing active substances from
other chemical classes should be applied. As flumethrin and
tau-fluvalinate belong to the same class ("pyrethroids") they are
not suitable for rotation with each other.
Inappropriate use of the product may increase the risk of resistance
development and ultimately result in ineffective therapy
and colony losses.
Bee colonies should be monitored routinely to check the level of mite
infestation (Varroa) (e.g., with established standard tests
like continuous monitoring of natural mite fall using a sticky insert
tray or assessing mite load per 100 bees).
In the case of existing resistance to pyrethroids, Bayvarol Strips
should not be applied. Where resistance to pyrethroids has
been seen in the past, retesting of the current status of the colony
may be considered, as reversion to susceptibility can occur
over several years.
4.5 SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS FOR USE
I) SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS FOR USE IN ANIMALS
None